Provides the latest RSS feeds for Hawaii News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Hawaii State News.net http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/cat/6b17ec7a35065289/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 12:03:35 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:03:35 -0400 30 coral around the island state by using a computer model. The team said they found the order of coral abundance around the main Hawaiian Islands to ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214687628/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:03:46 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214687628/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686123/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:59 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214686123/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 With much of the country in severe drought conditions, America's farms are getting hit hard, which means food prices will only continue to rise well into 2013.  Here's how you can protect your wallet from drying ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214683783/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:26 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214683783/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Laie Chevron is one of the few remaining gas stations on the north shore. It's been a mainstay for more than 30 years. Now it's about to be torn down and replaced by a ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214683172/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:29:25 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214683172/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The Honolulu medical examiner has identified the woman's body found near Yokohama Bay as 29-year-old Ivanice J. Harris, a visitor from Portland, ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214682200/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:22:54 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214682200/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Although no site has been chosen for Stanley Chang's homeless camp proposal, the councilman envisions a grassy field with restroom facilities, like this location at the Sand Island State Recreation ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681193/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:14:14 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681193/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A High Surf Advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday.Waves are expected to be from 6 to 10 ft., and will lower to 5 to 8 ft. by Wednesday.The National Weather services says to expect large breaking waves and strong currents, which will make swimming difficult and dangerous.The public should heed all advice given by Ocean Safety officials and exercise caution. ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681194/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:04 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681194/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - State Senate President Donna Kim Tuesday denied allegations by UH President MRC Greenwood that Kim threatened to hold hearings into the UH William Richardson School of Law when Kim asked Greenwood last spring about whether UH had received her son's law school application. Kim was reacting to Hawaii News Now's exclusive interview with Greenwood that aired ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681197/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:03 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681197/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After several years on hold, plans to develop highrises on Victoria Ward property in Kakaako are going ahead again. Howard Hughes Corp. today said it will build 900 condominium units at three sites over the next three years. It's all part of a decade-long plan to develop 22 towers on the 60-acres owned by the company. "Phase 1 of Ward Village will have a ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681196/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:03 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681196/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 First it's important to explain what the current state law says. Kids 12 and under cannot ride in the back of a pickup truck. Everyone else can if all the seats in the cab are occupied. The truck has to have sides and a working tailgate. The people need to be sitting on the floor itself not on the wheel wells and not holding down any ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681195/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:03 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214681195/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 who went missing on Oahu has been found dead, Honolulu police said Tuesday. The body of Ivanice "Ivy" Harris was found along the Waianae coastline on the west side of Oahu on Monday. The cause of death of Ivanice "Ivy" Harris has not been determined and requires further investigation, police said in a news release. Police said Saturday that Ivanice "Ivy" Harris ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680274/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:04:33 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680274/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - EcoCab carried its first customers last September with only seven vehicles. Nine months later the fleet has tripled in size. The company is locally owned and not a franchise. It's Hawaii's first all-hybrid taxi fleet. The cars may look the same, but the way the business does business is different. "I guess the popular term these days is a disrupter. I ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680162/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:02:44 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680162/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Jeffrey Kissel , the previous head of the company, is stepping down to focus more time on his work on economic initiatives to lower the cost of doing business in Hawaii, the company said Tuesday. In her new role, Moy and her leadership team at Hawaii Gas will be focusing on several key initiatives during the next several months. "Among the high-priority matters our team will be addressing ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680163/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:39:06 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214680163/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Former Kaneohe resident Jason Pascua, who is charged with using his business, J2 Marketing Solutions, to mastermind a Ponzi scheme that defrauded people out of $1.4 million, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Downtown Honolulu Thursday afternoon. FBI officials said in a statement that Pascua is scheduled to be arraigned and enter a guilty plea on one count of wire fraud, which is ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679763/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:58:36 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679763/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Mike McCartney, president and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, said, "We are having ongoing discussions with the NFL and look forward to continuing our long-standing ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679136/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:55:22 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679136/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The Howard Hughes Corporation announced Tuesday the next milestone in the transformation of Ward Village -- a 60?acre, master planned community located in the Kaka'ako district of ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679135/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:55:22 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679135/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - (Hawaii News Now) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that the league is considering moving the Pro Bowl to the mainland as early as 2015. "There is interest and potential to bring it back to the mainland, in multiple sites, as early as the following year" said Goodell. In March, Goodell announced that the Pro Bowl would be held at Aloha ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679138/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:53:06 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214679138/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU -; A military judge has ruled that a Coast Guard rescue swimmer who admitted he deserted his job in Hawaii to camp out in the mountains of Oahu for three months will be confined for more than 6 months and discharged with bad ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677913/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:03 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677913/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs this week ranks among the strongest storms ever to strike the United States, packing powerful winds that topped 200 ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678107/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:10 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678107/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Seon Keoni Aki of Nanawale Estates, who was arrested Monday on suspicion of second-degree murder, remains at the Hilo police cellblock without charges while detectives continue the ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678172/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:08 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678172/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has gotten her first bill past the U.S. House, a measure meant to help severely injured and disabled military members and veterans get through security at ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678171/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:08 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678171/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Honolulu nightclub owner is in trouble with the law again. Michael Miske Jr., 39, was booked Tuesday morning on charges of second degree assault and second-degree criminal property damage stemming from an incident last December. Miske is part owner of the M nightclub at Restaurant Row and the owner of Kama'aina Termite Company. Police say the assault ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678173/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:54 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678173/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network and VS2 LLC will host a job fair for subcontracting services needed by the U.S. Army, scheduled for June 10 at the Manoa Innovation ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678174/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:02 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214678174/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Ewa Makai Middle School science teacher David Wong loads donated equipment from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine into his ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677816/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:01 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677816/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Gungon died at Waimea Falls, on the island of Oahu, said Jessica Lani Rich, president of the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, a nonprofit group that provides assistance to visitors in ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676563/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:51 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676563/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 LONGWOOD -- Central Floridians are stepping up to help in a disaster elsewhere in the country, as a team of 10 people from Longwood prepare to help survivors of a ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677234/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:55 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214677234/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Workers are seen in this 2012 filed photo conducting an archaeological survey near Downtown Honolulu for the city's rail project. The state of Hawaii is taking public comments on the archaeological survey work until May 30. The state of Hawaii is taking public comments on the archaeological survey work for Honolulus elevated-rail project until May 30. The survey reports for the four phases of ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676688/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:30:49 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676688/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU -- A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains of Oahu.Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Matthews pleaded guilty to desertion and wrongful use of marijuana during a special court-martial in Honolulu on ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675703/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29:00 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675703/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Search-and-rescue crews with dogs went through smashed houses and crushed cars on Tuesday, looking for signs of life a day after a monster tornado pulverized a vast swath of suburbs of Oklahoma ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675954/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:49 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675954/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed two traffic safety bills on Monday. One of them bans the use of mobile electronic devices while driving and the other requires all occupants of a vehicle to wear their seat ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675953/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:47 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675953/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 (Source: DOD/CNN) - Pictures and video of a dead Osama Bin Laden will not go public. A federal appeals court handed down that decision on Tuesday, supporting the government's refusal to release the images. Judicial watch had filed a freedom of information act requesting the images. The government said releasing the photos and video could result in attacks on ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675956/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:25:27 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675956/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 CHICAGO (FOX19) - The images have a certain shock factor. The photos are of teenage boys standing or lying down, shirtless and pregnant. That's right, pregnant. The Chicago Department of Public ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675955/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:25:27 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675955/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Alexander & Baldwins stock gained 1 percent Tuesday to lead Hawaii stocks in gains and follow the broader markets to close higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 52.30 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 15,387.58. The Nasdaq gained 5.69 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 3,502.12. Gainers: Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) closed at $36.13, up 39 cents, or 1.09 percent; Bank of ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676175/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:56:24 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214676175/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Investigators say on April 27, Allen L. Vierra Sr. was riding his motorcycle heading northbound on Baldwin Avenue. At around 10:42 a.m., he lost control of the motorcycle and went down on his left side about 0.2 miles south of Puakou ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674620/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:50 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674620/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The White House says Kim Coco Iwamoto is one of 10 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elected or appointed officials being recognized for commitment to equality and public ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674619/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:49 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674619/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 At least 19 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded Tuesday in bombings in Iraq, police said. The latest attacks come amid a recent uptick in Sunni-Shiite violence in Iraq that has killed at least 266 people in the past three weeks, ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674621/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:48 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674621/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The James Campbell Co. is looking to sell 516 acres of mostly undeveloped land in West Oahu known as Kapolei West, a potential mixed-use residential and commercial master-planned community that would connect the City of Kapolei with Ko Olina Resort. East-West Financial Services Ltd. is marketing the property, which could fetch tens of millions of dollars. The Washington D.C.-based private ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675493/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:43 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214675493/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 PINE BLUFF, AR -- The Salvation Army in Pine Bluff is headed to Oklahoma to feed first responders and people still in the area affected by the tornado.The responders in Pine Bluff have one of the newer disaster trucks equipped to serve more than 700 meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner."It's not too big where you can't get into some tight places," says Commanding Officer ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674843/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:46:42 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214674843/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Search and rescue crews with dogs went through smashed houses and crushed cars on Tuesday, looking for signs of life in the aftermath of the monster tornado that pulverized a vast swath of Oklahoma City's ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671748/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:04 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671748/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 , 55, was arrested in the parking lot of Waimea Canyon Middle School on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 8 for one count of promoting a controlled substance near a school and one count of possessing drug ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671822/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:04:15 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671822/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A snapshot by a Hilo man who makes a living photographing Madame Pele's work will be recognized at the National Smithsonian. Bruce Omori took the photo nearly four years ago. He had it all this time, but finally decided to submit the picture for consideration after much coaxing from his friends. The image, called "Volcanic Vortices", was taken in the ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671823/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:21 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671823/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 WAILUKU, MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Maui County Civil Defense Agency today announced that Maui County's tsunami evacuation maps have recently been updated based on newly-released scientific data, and urged all Maui County residents to review the new evacuation maps. The updated maps include expanded evacuation areas in Kahului, Kihei and Lahaina, as well as maps for Kahakuloa ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671824/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:21 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671824/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (AP) -- A national nonprofit is cheering Hawaii's new law that prohibits people from holding cellphones and other portable electronics while ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214672052/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:44 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214672052/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (AP) -- An unexpected bid for a bankrupt Big Island brewery has postponed a court auction and set up a possible bidding war for the ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214672053/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:44 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214672053/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 David Striph, senior vice president of Hawaii for Dallas-based Howard Hughes Corp., outlines plans for the first phase of the Ward Village master plan in Honolulu's Kakaako ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671825/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:38:34 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671825/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 PUNA, Hawaii (AP) - A man is under arrest in connection with a fatal shooting at a Puna home. Big Island police were called Monday afternoon after the victim was found at the Maui Street home. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser says a man was seen leaving in a dark-colored truck. Acting on a tip, police arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is being held while police ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670092/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:34 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670092/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 During the week of May 13, 2013, through May 19, 2013, police arrested 29 motorists for drunk driving. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Four were under the age of 21.So far this year, there have been 515 DUI arrests compared with 550 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.4 percent.There have been 519 major accidents so far this year compared with 589 during the ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670334/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:31 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670334/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 A court auction was postponed yesterday as a result of a last minute effort to buy Hawaii Nui Brewing, LLC, a bankrupt Hilo microbrewery. The action has set up a possible bidding war between a former Hawai'i Nui partner and a beer producer in Honolulu.Aloha Beer Co., led by James H.Q. Lee, has expressed an interest in the microbrewery, with an offer to buy the company..A bid by Aloha Beer ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670333/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:31 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670333/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the Puna District and left one person dead. Monday afternoon (May 20) at about 2:19 p.m., police responded to a call of a shooting victim found in a home on Maui Street in the Nanawale Estates subdivision.Police and Hawaii Fire Department medics responded to the location. Upon their arrival, the body of a male victim was found within the ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670332/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:31 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670332/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Microsoft Corp.'s Don Mattrick unveils the next-generation Xbox entertainment and gaming console system, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at an event in Redmond, Wash.I t's been eight years since the launch of the Xbox 360. The original Xbox debuted in 2001, and its high-definition successor premiered in 2005. (AP Photo/Ted S. ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667569/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:53 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667569/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Together, Brian Benitez and Bobby Fernandez have more than 70 years of experience surfing the waves of Oahu's South Shore, and both say the swell that began last Thursday evening is the most consistently large surf they've seen in a decade or ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668526/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:04 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668526/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Rescuers worked all night at Plaza Towers Elementary, where they hope survivors can still be found alive after a deadly tornado destroyed the school. (Source: ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668527/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:34:55 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668527/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Amid downed power lines, hissing gas pipes and immense devastation, rescuers searched "board by board" Tuesday for survivors and victims of a massive tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666372/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:55 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666372/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The Oceanic Time Warner Cable customer care center inside the Sears store at Ala Moana Center will close June 1 and reopen at Ward Gateway Center. Oceanic Time Warner Cable will move its customer care center that's located in the Sears store at Ala Moana Center to the Ward Gateway Center. KITV reports the Oceanic center at Sears will close on June 1 and reopen on the second floor of the ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667761/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:22 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667761/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Community stakeholders hope if Hawaii beats out Chigago for a bid to build a presidential library once Obama leaves office, the structure will maintain a Hawaiian sense of ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666542/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:33 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666542/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The former head of the IRS said Tuesday that he was aware of some aspects of his agency's targeting of conservative groups in the spring of 2012, and took what he called the correct action of ensuring the situation would be independently reviewed. ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666541/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:33 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666541/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 After finding the man's body, police began a search for the suspect. That search took them to Hawaiian Paradise Park, where just a short time later they had a man in ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666543/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:32 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666543/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666544/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16:47 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666544/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 A Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Sydney, Australia, returned to Honolulu International Airport Monday afternoon because of a system problem. KHON reports the flight returned to Honolulu after a light in the cockpit came on about an hour into the flight indicating a problem with the system. KHON reports the 246 passengers on the flight were taken to dinner in Waikiki before leaving late Monday ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667903/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:34 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667903/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Gov. Neil Abercrombie delivered the opening address of the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems conference at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. A third of the members of the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems who attended the group's annual meeting in New York last year are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii because of ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667754/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:50 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667754/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Police evacuated Paris' Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday after a well-known far-right former activist died by shooting himself in the mouth in front of its main altar, a police source said.The man, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, is a historian known in France for his far-right political essays. He carried a letter on his person but made no declaration before shooting himself dead in the ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214663815/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:52 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214663815/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Japan Airlines and All-Nippon Airway both say they plan to return Dreamliners to revenue service on June 2, signaling a possible end to expensive problems with the new plane's lithium ion batteries. ANA has the largest fleet of Dreamliners and JAL the second largest. JAL has been canceling some of its third daily flights to Honolulu in recent weeks to free up aircraft for other ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664300/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:02 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664300/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Rescuers worked all night at Plaza Towers Elementary, where they hope survivors can still be found alive after a deadly tornado destroyed the school. (Source: ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664301/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:02 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664301/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662657/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:11 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662657/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii averages about one or two actual tornadoes each year. They normally don't last too long and they often hit unpopulated areas, but several have caused damage and even some injuries. Leilani Sheldon is saddened by the incredible images of destruction in Oklahoma. The former Hawaii resident, who now lives in Tulsa, is grateful that her home has been spared. ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660130/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:31:13 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660130/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people -- with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214658014/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:03 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214658014/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Staff Sergeant Billy Caviness was on his fourth, and ultimately final, tour of duty in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan when a mortar attack blew a hole the size of a fist into his right thigh, severely injuring his groin area. When Army videographer Staff Sergeant Robert Ham met SSgt Caviness, he set out to tell the story of a Purple Heart recipient who has ... http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214658040/scat/6b17ec7a35065289 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:16:49 -0400 http://www.hawaii.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214658040/scat/6b17ec7a35065289